New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-28
THE HIGH LICENSE BILL.
GOOD REASON 70 EXPECT THAT 1T WILL
BE PASSED.

ATTITUDE OF THE DISSENTING AND ABSENT RE-
-ruBIIcANs-TIIr BILL AS A PARTY MEAsURH. .
frRor THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TEIDUNE'
AIBANY Feb. 27-The friends OF the New-York
and Brooklyn Ugh License bill should not DO discour-
aged by the large vote given against it on FRIDAY IN
the Assembly and by its narrow escape from recon-
initial 10 the Excise COMMITTEE The vote was 81 tor
and 52 against recoinmitting the BILL and Speaker
Hustled who rarely votes. was compelled to direct
Clerk Chckerng call his in order to save tie
vote the molten but the close vote was que 10 e
absence OF sixteen Republican Assembymen, heai,Y
oil OF whom he put down as supporters OF .ne oi
The Democratic Assemblymon " no form tue ma, ma s,i
the Opuoncnt OF the measure, poled nearly hoii ' .
vote against ito out of the o4 that they nave III 'Ho
Assembly p,,;o,s ,vho ;on.d
the Democrats in voting against Tue measure &c &c
corded as nnalterabs opposed TO it. These mon were
Charles Smith, OF New YORK ma MaH~ we itca ca
iayber of Buffalo and Reitz, OF Erooksyn. Chafles
Smith and Retz, it may be Acknowledged, VIII always
vote against the bull or indeed any OH OF nHe pul
no,t their districts IN New-YOrk and Brooklyn being
crowded with liquor saloons. Inc Other 'oui mon,
however represent cites that are not ancetea o Tue
measure and they canuOt be hostile tn II that they
will separate themselves IRON 'her party asSocles
on it, vote vote. Mr.. Maxwell represents partly
a county and partly city district OF Ulster county
Wards thecty OF Kingston and the towns OF Sanger
ties Hurley, Woodstock and Kingston. lie owes his
election however, TO the Republican voters OF ire
towns who arc strongly IN of temperance legs-
lation That there good deal OF thought on ten
perance in the district 10 evident by the m
creased vote last tall tor the Prohibition candidate Tor
Ass.mbiym.n, it going mp from 142 in 1850 to 2O9.
Mr. biaxw, H. there may not think 1t worth whie
to 60 out OF his way TO ofeud the Temperance kepnol-
OF his district upon measure whicn GOES NOT
affect tie liquor dealers OF KINGSTON MI Mhureri rep.
rosents what is known as the CITY district on
Rochester Ii Is al within tho city pouhus uniihe
the other districts which are chiefly composed OF
country voters and very slightly OF CITY Ones uT
Naurer il a Young German AmeIican la yer and
~ Tho fpiyp N
of excellent reputation, and ii he votes against the
High License oil i, will be because owing to his Ger
man parentage and training he considers such ie-
striciOn upon liquor selling as unwse Mr: Maurer
reported TO have beca heartily supported Tor eecton
also by the proIretors OF the large breweries IN
Rochester so that thu is additional reason tor his
maintenance of his original position Buffalo has
larger proportion OF German citizens than any DINER
city the State, per cent, but Mr. Gallagher does
not come from part OF Buffalo that has naIy terina
inhabitants Ii is district whose inhabitants are
mainly American born, and there are fewer liquor
saloons IL than in the other clty DISTRICTS III may
be considered the bIownstone district OF bunaio'
Ii is also oyerwnemmgy Republican MI GaliaShers
majority over all his opponents last ial be'ng o,o2'
He could therefore ahOrd TO be independent IN ms
political acton measure that does not touch the
interests OF Buuo. HIS vote with the Democrats last
Y icay surprised cry Ope as he prices himself on
benp a street Republican. Mr. Hall also represents
a composite distrct-party CITY and partly country
the district being composed OF the third foufth'
Fifth Sixth Seventh, Eighth Ninth and Tenth W ards
OF Utica and the towns OF New-iiartiord Paris and
Bridgewater in Oneida County. Mr.. Hall has the rep
of honest man here ana ms vote against ihe
lull is looked ,vn with much regret 10y his fellow
ke,ub cans. II is hoped that when IL becomes appar-
en 20 HIN that the people OF his district are not inter-
ested in the bill and that IN Ong against II he VIII
oniv serve the hquor dealers OF New York and the
democratic party he will join his fellow Republicans
in voting ior the bill. IN
The measure as has been stated already has %
Republican votes in its favor; and IL Reinblicans
we're absent These absent Republicans were Alex
ander S. Bacon. OF Brooklyn; j. Irving hancus' "i
Rensselaer, County; Alden W. Berry, OF fulton ana
Hamilton Counties; I'd ward b. Bulkey. OF Jefferson
County; j.: Irving Burns, OF Mesiehe*ter Conniy
John C. Davies and Robert w. Evans. OF oneida
County; Christian f. Goerss. OF Niagara County
Floyd j. Hsdley. OF Franklin Co0nty; &. Ii. Henry,
of New York Frederick W. kruse OF Ca;taraugus
County: Charles A. Seaycr, OF Genesee Comfy
George W. Slime, OF Monroe County: ". q. smith, OF
1ompkins County William L. Sweet, OF Seneo
County. and f. G.. Walter, OF Greene County one OF
these men, Mr. Walters is already COMM ed {" the
hill having reported fayorabiy upon il member OF
tie EXCISE COMMITTEE Fortunately Tor the bill also
nearly all tie Republicans who were absent represent
rural districts where the temperance continent -
strong. Only four of the sixteen Republicans N lot
are Affected by city votes: Henry, ol New-tOrk;
Bacon OF BroOIlyn Evans VINO has Rome in bis dis
trict ana Davies who has the First aud Second Wards
of the CITY of Utica Neatly all OF the Republicans
from the rural districts that tie Prohibition vote
is not all Tor prohibition but largely consists OF Re
prhlicans WHO dissatisfied with its late lnacton at
Albany temp rance questions They say also mat
such measure as the High License bill won'd keen IN
the ranks OF the Republican party many temperance
Republicans Who Mould otherwise vote the IIohlblii0n
ticket. The increase OF the Prohibition vote from
1000 in 1885 to $4,000 i'll 1856 was chiefly III the
rural districts and these votes manly came from the
Eepuhiican party Most OF the Republican Assembly
inen therefore from the rural districts think 1t de-
cIdedy sensible TO pass the High License bill
1t is probable that caucus OF the Republican Sen
ators and Asscmblymen will be held. aud in view of
the solid opposition OF the Democratic members OF the
Legislature to the bill it Will be made Republican
party measure.